Why Jesus Was Really Killed: Challenging The
Money Changers Also Known As The Bankers
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April 21, 2014

Modern interpretation of Christ driving the money changers from the temple by Anthony Freda/Daniel
Zollinger
Why Jesus Was Killed
Preface: If you are an atheist and believe that religion is crazy, please remember that some 85% of the
American population identifies itself as Christian and millions more identify themselves as Jewish. Very

few Americans are atheists …
and the majority don’t
trust atheists. Therefore,
knowing a few bible verses
might be helpful for atheists
speaking to people of faith.
Reverend Howard Bess notes:
Jesus did not go to the
temple to cleanse. He
came to the temple to
announce the
destruction of a whole
way of life. Those who
operated the temple had
no power to silence Jesus
and put him to death.
Those powers were held
by the Roman retainers.
The charges that were
leveled against him can be
summed up as
insurrection. There were
three specific charges:
encouraging non-payment
of taxes, threatening to
destroy property (the
temple), and claiming to
be a king. It was the
temple incident that took Jesus from being an irritating, but harmless country rebel from the
rural north to a nuisance in a city that controlled the great tradition. Rome’s retainers killed
him on a cross.
In other words, Jesus wasn’t sentenced to death until he challenged the money changers.
What Does it Mean to Do God’s Work?
The head of Goldman Sachs said he’s doing “God’s work” with his banking activities.
The head of Barclays also told his congregation that banking as practiced by his company was not
antithetical to Christian principles.
Are they right? Is big banking as practiced by the giant banks in harmony with Christian principles?
Do Justice
Initially, the Bible does not counsel us to ignore the breaking of laws by the the powerful.
In fact, the Bible mentions justice over 200 times — more than just about any other topic. The Bible
asks us to do justice and to stand up to ANYONE — including the rich or powerful — who do injustice
or oppress the people.

Indeed, one of the first things God asks of
us is to do justice:
He has told you, O man, what is
good; and what does the Lord require
of you but to do justice, and to love
kindness, and to walk humbly with
your God? (Micah 6:8)
While many churches and synagogues have
become obsessed with other issues, many
have arguably ignored this most important
of God’s demands of us. As pointed out by
a leading Christian ministry, which rescues
underage girls trapped as sex slaves in third
world countries:
In Scripture there is a constant call to seek justice. Jesus got upset at the Pharisees because
they neglected the weightier matters of the law, which He defined as justice and the love of
God . . . Isaiah 58 complains about the fact that while the people of God are praying and
praying and praying, they are not doing anything about the injustice.
Should Christians just pray for justice and leave the rest to God?
That’s not what the Bible asks us to do. Instead, Hebrews 11:33 tells us that we are God’s hands for
dispensing justice, and God uses us to “administer justice.”
We have to “walk our talk” and put our prayers into action.
God demands that we do everything in our power to act as “God’s hands” in bringing justice. And as
Saint Augustine reminds us, “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
Indeed:
The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no
one, He was appalled that there was no one to intervene. (Isaiah 59:15-16)
This is the only place in the Bible where the word “appalled” is used for the way God feels — in other
words, the only thing which we know God is appalled by is if people are not doing justice.
There are hundreds of other references to justice in the Bible, including:
• Blessed are they who maintain justice . . . . (Psalm 106:3)
• This is what the LORD says: Maintain justice and do what is right . . . . (Isiah 56:1)
• This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. (Jeremiah 22:3,13-17)
• Follow justice and justice alone. (Deuteronomy 16:19, 20)
• For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice . . . . (Job 11:5,7)
• Learn to do right! Seek justice . . . . (Isaiah 1:17)
So if the powerful players in the giant banks broke the laws, they must be held to account.
Fraud and Manipulation of Money

The big banks have engaged in systemic, continuous ongoing criminal fraud.
Allowing the banks to commit crime with impunity is not what Jesus would do. What would Jesus do?
Turn over the tables of the money-changers. (economists agree.)
Moreover, the giant banks manipulate currency through the use of schemes such as manipulating
interest rates (gaming interest rates in different regions – Libor, Eurobor, etc. – can in turn drive their
currencies up or down), high frequency trading and artificially suppressing gold prices (which
artificially inflates the value of fiat money) .
As Ron Paul notes, the Bible forbids altering the quality of money (which, at the time and place, was
entirely in the form of coins):
Even the Bible is clear that altering the quality of money is an immoral act. We are
instructed to follow the rules of “just weights and measures.” “You shall do no injustice in
judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. You shall have just balances, just
weights, a just ephah, and a just hin” (Leviticus 19:35-36). “Diverse weights are an
abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good” (Proverbs 20:23). The general
principle can be summed as “You shall not steal.”
Proverbs 11:1 also provides:
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight.
So to the extent that the giant banks have engaged in any dishonest acts or the manipulation of
currencies, they are violating scripture.
Oppression of the Poor
The Bible condemns oppression of the poor for the benefit of the affluent:
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely
come to want. (Proverbs 22:16)
To the extent that the giant banks have oppressed the poor to increase their riches, they are violating
scripture.
Due to their looting, inequality is now worse in American than in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, most Latin
American banana republics … and ancient Rome.
Waging War
Bankers are often the driving force behind war. “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9), and
Jesus would not have taken kindly to waging wars for profit based upon false pretenses.
Resurrection: Christ’s Ministry
Christ – and his ministry – lives to the extent that we act as God’s hands to confront the big banks
which are warping our economy and our world.
Postscript: Not all bankers are bad people. For example, many bankers at smaller banks and credit
unions are good people who are trying to help their communities. Each must be judged by his own acts.
Fiat Empire: Why The Federal Reserve Violates The U.S.
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